According to a report in the New York Post's celebrity news and gossip column Page Six, a source close to Kanye West is making the claim that Yeezus is about ready to put down the mic and focus on fashion.

Lil Wayne has stated that Tha Carter V will be his final solo album, but fans have been split on whether to believe his claim. The Young Money leader made similar promises before Tha Carter IV was released, yet he's continued to release music since.

The writing was on the wall, and fans had hoped he could return in some capacity, but Allen Iverson is now set to officially announce his retirement from professional basketball. Having last played in the NBA back in 2010 for the team that drafted him, and will surely retire his jersey, the Philadelphia 76ers, Ivy the

You may remember when Spaceghostpurrp claimed to retire from rapping last year, a statement he backed out of only a few months later, releasing his solo BMW EP in December. At the time, Spaceghost blamed the "shady ass rap game" on his decision to put down the mic.

Rappers have a tendency to announce their retirement a little prematurely. Our list profiles a couple of the rappers who either got cold feet, or weren't all that serious about calling it quits in the first place. Then there's Lil Wayne, who we can't categorize just yet. Do you think he'll go through with it?